BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Challenging the ‘Tyranny of No Alternative’: teachers and stud
 ents working towards socially just schooling. - Professor Martin Mills\, U
 niversity of Queensland
DTSTART:20131114T160000Z
DTEND:20131114T173000Z
UID:TALK48767@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will draw on data from a range of alternativ
 e schools in Australia and the UK to explore the ways in which schools can
  become more socially just. It will draw on the work of Nancy Fraser to ar
 gue that socially just schools need to work towards ‘parity of participa
 tion’. The data for this presentation will come from schools variously k
 nown as ‘second chance’\, ‘flexi-schools’ and ‘flexible learning
  centres’ and schools sometimes referred to as ‘democratic’. The fir
 st set of schools regularly cater to the needs of young people who experie
 nce severe social and economic disadvantage through\, for example\, povert
 y\, homelessness and caring responsibilities. Many of these young people h
 ave been failed by the mainstream education system\, yet now demonstrate a
  great enthusiasm for learning. The second group of schools cater to more 
 middle class students\, but demonstrate how engaged young people can be wh
 en involved in schools’ decision-making processes. It will not be argued
  that more of these schools are needed\, rather it will seek to demonstrat
 e how all schools can take up the challenge of addressing the economic\, c
 ultural and political injustices faced by young people from various backgr
 ounds.\n\nMartin Mills is a Research Professor in the School of Education 
 at The University of Queensland\, Australia. Martin’s research interests
  include the sociology of education\, social justice in education\, altern
 ative schooling\, gender and education\, and education policy. Martin’s 
 work in these areas has been significant in contributing to international 
 and national debates on these topics\, and he has been on a number of gove
 rnment advisory committees\, for example\, the Equity advisory group to th
 e Queensland Studies Authority. Substantial policy advice has also been pr
 ovided through the numerous government reports that he has co-authored\, t
 he most recent of which is a report to the Australian Capital Territory go
 vernment on the alternative provision of schooling in that Territory.\n\n
LOCATION: GS4\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8P
 Q
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR